Where does “etana” come from?

etana (Finnish) comes from Finnish etä-, from Proto-Finnic etä, from Proto-Finno-Permic ečkä.

etana (Finnish): slug; snail; snail, sluggard

Definitions

  1. slug; snail; snail, sluggard

Ancestry of “etana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishetä-distant, remote, long-distance, far-off
2Proto-Finnicetäfar, distant
3Proto-Finno-Permicečkä—

Words derived from “etana”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic ečkä →Every word from Finnish etä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic etä →
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